DO those "ultimate gravel vacs" really work well ?

[dimmy32]

I cant seem to find any reviews on them , are they worth the price ?
How fast do they work ?

I'm using the ol' hose and siphon , lugging 5 gallon buckets of water around.

 

[buddha_red]

No one i have ever spoken to has had any thing positive to say about the battery operated gravel vac's. I tried one a few years back and it was a waste of money, no power and didnt get the job done.

Try a python, hook it up to the sink and start draining

 

[dimmy32]

so a "python" works better..without batteries ??

thansk for the advice !

 

[buddha_red]

a python hooks up to a sink and uses water pressure to drain water. it has a gravel vac tube on one end and a sink adapter on the other. no batteries at all

 

[Zagz]

Python or Lee's makes the same thing usually cheaper. No batteries. For that matter they are easy to make yourself.

 

[buddha_red]

a waterbed refil kit and a garden hose is all it really is. way cheaper that way

 

[Zagz]

You can use the end of any regular gravel vac and attach it to the garden hose. Works very well and costs very little.

 

[CTD]

You can use the end of any regular gravel vac and attach it to the garden hose. Works very well and costs very little.

LOL ...you did it too huh!

 

[Zagz]

LOL I have 15 fish tanks! You bet I did!

 

[dimmy32]

15 ! Thats a lot of water changing !! ha ha

 

[cooltop]

Where do u put them all : )

 

[Zagz]

Actually we bought a bigger house as I ended up getting rid of the kitchen table for the 75 gal tank. Now we have 4 large tanks over 55 gals and need the room. The python or knock off is a blessing to me, believe me!